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wfflbffbubh daib(dilim il^x&i vmi 1yj smasfcys x c t\jlsi&da 3\lxe 1*1 1s3s xo 158 office of the western carolivzar salisbury june 10 lb2o ) a3 the expessks of this establishment are beginning to bear rather an inverse ratio to the receipts the editor is compelled to adopt some plan that promises a better reward for his labors in future the practice in this office hitherto has been too careless papers have been sent to a great many who are unknown to the editor either persoually or by report they pay si 50 in advance ; and it seems that is all many of them ver intend to pay after receiving the paper ne two and three years in future the terms f the western carolinian will be as follows three dollars a year payable yearly in advance jverv paper sent at a clistance will be discon inued after the time has expired for which it ias been paid for unless the subscriber is known be good ; in the latter case the paper will be nt until paid for and ordered to be stopt advertisements will be inserted at fifty cents b^quart for the first insertion and twenty-five h for each subsequent one advertisements la distance must be paid for orh hassnmed by a responsible person^h bean be published blotters addressed to the editor mustb or h e y w '^ not he attended to fhilo white t\\yas\\mg machine battle of king's mountain army over the mountains hang their len ders and lay their country waste with fire and sword phillips lived near to my residence and-came directly to me with this intelligence i then commanded tbe militia of sullivan countv north carolina ia a few days i went 50 or 60 miles to see col sevier who was the effi-ient romman fler of washington countv n carolina to inform him of the message i had rec iv ed and to aoncert with him measures for our defence after some consultation we determined to march with all the men we could raise and attempt to surprise fer gusson bv attacking bim in his camp or at any rate before he w*-Â»s prepared lor us we according ppointr'l i time ind place of rendezvous li was known to us i fiat sonic t v o (>â€¢â€¢ c hundred militia who had be command of col dint officers â€” the colonels commanding e^iments we m"t in the evening and consulted about our future operations it was resolved to send to head quarters for a general officer to command us and that in the meantime we would meet in coun cil every clay to determine on the meas ures to be pursued 1 ? and appoint one of our on n iiody to put hem into execution i was not satisfied with this course as i sought it calculated to produce delay when expedition and despatch were alj important tons we were then within 16 or 18 miles of gilbert town where we supposed fergusson to be i sugges ted these things to the council and then observed to he officers that we were all north carolinians except col campbell who was from virginia ; that i knew him to be a man of good sense and warmly at tached to the cause of his'conntrv ; that he commanded the largest regiment ; and that if thev concurred with me we would until a general officer should arrive from head quarters appoint hi?nto command us and march immediately against the ene my â€¢ o this proposition some one or tuo sii " igreed no writjen animu or record was made of it i made the proposition f o silence the expectations of col m'dowell to command us â€” he being lhe commanding officer of the district wo were then in and h id commanded the ar mies of mili'ia assembled in that quarter all the summer before against the same enemv h was a iv ave and patriotic man hu we considered him too far ad vanced in life and too inactive for tho command of su'.b an enterpiize as wo v>fie hcn engaged in 1 was sure ho would not serve under a younger officer from his own state and hoped that his feel ings wnum in some degree be saved by the appoiptmeni of col campbell in ibis wav a ad upon my suggestion w,ps col campbell raised to the command and not on account of any superior military tal ents or experience he was supposed to pos seas he had no previous acquaintance with anv of tbe colonels except myself nor had he at that lime acquired any expe rience of distinction in war fliat we knew of col m'dowell who had the goad of his country more at heart than any title of command submitted to what was done but observed that as he could not be per mitted to command he would be the mes senger to go to head quarters for tho general officer he accordingly started immediately leaving his men under his brother m.ij joseph m'dowell and col campbell assumed the chief command he was however to be regulated and di rected by the determinations ofthe colo nels who weie to meet in council every day on the morning after the appointment of col campbell we proceeded towards gilbert lown but found that fergusson apprised of our approach had left there a few davs before on the next night it was determined in the council of officers to pursue him unremittingly with as ma ny of our 1 1 oops as could be well armed and well mounted leaving the weak hor ses and footmen to foi lew on as fast as they could we accordingly started bout light the next morning with 910 men thus selected continuing diligently our pursuit all that day we were joined at the cow-pens on the 6th by col john wil liams of south carolina and several field officers with about 400 men learning from him the situation and distance of the enemy we travelled all that night and the next day through heavy rains and came up with them about three o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th of october they were encamped on an eminence called king's mountain extending from east to west which on its summit was about 500 or 600 yards long and 60 or 70 broad our men were formed for battle as stated in the report of action made out and sign ed by some of the officers and lately pub lished by mr preston this report how ever omits to mention that the men who had belonged to col m'dowell's com mand which had been considerably aug mented on the march formed a part of the wing under sevier col campbell's regiment and my own composed the cen tre ; his on the right and mine on the left the right wing or column was led by maj winston and col sevier : the left by colonels cleaveland and williams and each of these wings was about as strong as campbell's regiment and mine united our plan was to surround the mountain and attack the enemy on all sides in this order and with this view we marched immediately to the assault lhe attack was commenced bv the centre column which attempted to ascend at the eastern end of the mountain the bat tle here became furious and bloody and many that belonged to sevier's column were drawn into the acion at thispoint to sustain their comrades [ the balance next week god performs cn the cure but the physician takevh the money for it ! anew and well constructed thrashing ma chine for sale at the store of al/emong & locke a credit of twelve months will be given to the purchaser may 5 1823 8\vt59 from tup kv/vtuckt rkporter to the public during the last year mr wm.c pres ton a grand son of the tate col wm campbell made apublicatior*'o thcnews papers under his signature j4tnd headed colonel campbell and goverrfor shel by 1 he professed objec of this address was to claim for his ancestor as comman der of the american forces at the battle of king's mountain the c^ief honors of that victory and to controvcit some state ments relative to that subject made in some of my private letters to the late oo vernor sevier of tenness which letters came to the knowledge of the world and of mr preston by the inadvertent publi cation of them by the son of governor sevier after the death of his father in the course of his address mr preston has thought proper to question my veracity â€” to deny the statements made in those let ters and to impute to me mie most dis honorable motives and purposes i paused and hesitated long as to the course i ought to pursue conscious of mv integiity i felt a prou i confidence that my reputation could not be affected bv rhe proofs and animadversions'of r preston â€” that it was piaced above the revch of calumny and all attempts to dis honor it but the labored efibris that h ive been used to give the most extensive cir culation and the most permanent effect to the publication of mr preston have de termined me to reply to it lest by my si lence i might be considered as acquies cing in the justice of his assertibns and imputations it is with the most sincere and heartfelt regret that i undertake the task ; because in the course of mv defence it will be ne cessary for me to speak of circ umstances which i had rather haye been consigned to oblivion ; circumstances calculated in some degree to affect the fame of col campbell and perhaps to wound the feel ings of many of his numerous and most respectable relatives and connections but the unexpected publication of my private letters to an oil friend and the ittack consequently mad upc tne by mr preston compel me to defend myself ind painful and inviduous as the task may be i owe it to mvself to my posterity md to my country to perform it i could have wished most earnestly to have been spared thisdevelopement but circumstan ces seem not to permit it if in the course of this investigation facts should be disclosed injurious to the fame of col campbell let ii be remem bered that i have been forced isto it by im pe rious nt cessit y . sacred as the mem ory of col campbell mav be it will be recollected that i also have a character and reputation which are dear to me and which it is one of my highest duties to maintain and defend the history of my life has never before been stained by an imputation of falsehood and dishonor i am now in my seventy-third year and al most the only object of worldly ambition that rtfmains between me and the grave is that my memory may descend untar nished to my posterity and to my conn try â€” that country which has appreciated my services perhaps too highly and with a bountiful and generous hand heaped up on me rewards and honors far beyond my poor deserving but how must she blush at my name and the recollection of those honors which her mistaken gratitude has conferred upon me if i am guilty of the falsehood and defamation with which mr preston has charged me ! i am not guil ty my countrymen and before any other tribunal than vours i would have scorned to replv to the unworthy accusations with which i am assailed negyoes foy sa\e the subscriber having at may session last obtained an order for the sale of nine ne groes belonging to the estate of alex frohock dec'd will expose the same to public sale at the court house in salisbury on tuesday the 1st of july next 1 he terms will be twelve months credit â€” notes with approved securities michael bkown adm'r june 3 1823 4w59 mllowsft lor save f will sell my house and lot in sa jl lisbury on accommodating terms j t l cowan esq or to myself in ra leigh there is a good office belonging to the lot convenient for a lawyer or physician john beck with salisbury march 8 1823 44tf m'dowelk . vrn b the sue cess of i!ii try we 1 e i mostly in â€¢!â€¢â€¢ he lower conn m waters ind htngton n their pay re be notice c wes â€¢'. 1 rs be ore we parted ; v notice to these > . d 10 give > hi in them the commissioners appointed by court for the purpose of contracting for the build ing of a court-house in the town of concord will attend at the court-house in concord on the 4th day of july next for the purpose of re ceiving proposals for making and delivering brick and lumber and doing the mason and car penter work of said court-house c geo klutts *\ p barringek abram c m'ree ycomr's john phifer and jacob st1rewaldj may 24 1823 3t59 into our measun . ,' t i under took to procure t â– â– '- ro operation of col wm can of washington county virginia an â€¢Â«â€¢ men of tha county if practicable having made the .â– â€¢ mgjments with sevier i returned home jmmedi mel v and devoted myself to all the neressan prep ) rations for our intended enterprise ii wrote io col campbell informing him ! what sevier and i ad agreed on and ur ged him to join us wilh a ! l the men ne ( could raise i his letter i scot â€¢ xpress to | him at his own house fortv miles distant j bv my brother moses stielhv ' ol camp bell wrote me for answer th.jt he had de termined to raise what mfÂ«n he could md march down by flower-g-p to lhe v>mh er.t borders of virginia to oppoae lord corn vvallis when he approached that state ; that he still preferred this course io the one proposed by sevier and myself and therefore dec lined agreeing to meet us of this i notified col sevier by an ex press on the next tiay and immediately issued an order calling upon all the mili tia of the county to hold themselves in readiness to march al the time appointed i felt however some disappointment at the reply of col campbell the chero kee towns were not more than 80 or 100 miles from the frontiers of my county and we had received information that these indians were preparing lor a formi dable attack upon us in the course of a few weeks i was therefore unwilling we should take away the wnole disposable force of our counties at such a time ; and without the aid of the militia under col campbell's command 1 feared ihat we could not otherwise have a sufficient force to meet fergusson i therefore wrote a second letter to col campbell and sent the same messenger back wim it imme diately to whom i communicated at large our views and intentions and directed him to urge them on col campbeil this letter and messenger had the desired ef feet and campbell vvrote me that he would meet us at the time and place appointed if mr preston and his relations have been as careful of these letters as they have been ol some others and will publish are respectfully the mercantile husinesim^m ha number of years transacredby^^h of salisbury will in future b^h hbv mc in the same building u itf attention and p-inicularit^b to render satisfaction to tl.ose^m fa^or mc with their custom w edward cress march 23 1823 47tf docvoy omatctaw ttt \ s arf ived and now offers his â– 1 services to the citizens of the town of salisbury and its vicinity in the several departments of his profession he may be found at mr slaughter's tavern st'ilirbury june 3 1823 56 i in i ul ijiw cress vn \^| tlie same pb who favor mem^jlheir custom mavh their work done with ncatiw despatch 1 cuessj catawba vayigatltm company a general meeting of the stockholders of the north carolina catawba navigation company is required at the court house in lin colnton on the 3j11i day of june next at which time and place an election will be held for pres ident and directors in said oi pany a:id other bus.ness of importance to the interests of the company will be transacted all those interes ted are requested to at'end bv order of the board 3t58 pvu iio\s for ale j^vthe twenty-third d a y tjfl in the i'own^h t^h and t llie t*lh-^<lsl>h|-f3 b^tnttwclve monlhs^fl hbond and security ivu'iih hiram jenmngsl ht'gh m'kenzie agents for the company sneedsboro may 25,'l.sm aibx_____________\\\_t duncan campbell treasurer sign coach and house pai.xitxg ra eo w grimes begs leave to inform the zm citizens of salisbury andthe surrounding country that he still continues to execute all kinds of house sign coach and ornamental painting having procured an ample supply of materials and having for a number of years past devoted almost his whole attention to ac quire a competent knowledge of this branch of business he feels confident of being able to give satisfaction tc those who may be pleased to fa vor him with orders in the above line gilding and glazing will also be executed in a neat man ner and on reasonable terms he also keeps on hand for sale copal and japan varnish wanted as an apprentice to tbe above busi ness one or two lads from 15 to 16 years of age of steady and industrious habits ; to whom if they prove themselves deserving of it a good chance will be given salisbury feb 3 1823 39 f\atfc ov â€ž. i r^avsa br term of rowan county court k iubscriber obtained letters o_m rm the estate of jesse k deb ted to said estat<t"arc^h ttititke payment without delavj^j m ini demands against the^bj â– o have them duly present ed^^^^h ri'.iin the time prescribed by la vill be pled in bar of recovery kl823 6wt61 a.nesb1tt adm'ft be sold at mocks old fiel j n^h â– county on the twenty-third of h sale to continue from day to day belonging to the estatcj h a pearson consisting of al horses cattle hogs and ki*.chen articles^^,^,t^b kit the same and number of valuably ! * ! ' boys^j vcrm^if credit c will be mauc^^^^^j â– davs of sale a nesbitt admft way 28 18j3 4-a>/59 the thorough bred horse m ox them they will prove the m"Â¥x71ll stand this season at my tt stable in salisbury and bc let to mares at the price of eight dollars the season ; five dollars the leap to be paid when the mare takes the horse with liberty to turn to tne season should the mare not prove with foal dion is now nine years old his dam was by the imported horse charriot ; his sire the old imported dion whose pedigree almost every person is well acquainted with dion certainly ranks with the best horses ever trained on the salisbury turf having been a running horse since three years old during this time he has won six races â€” three two-mile and three one-mile heats also the best three in five this statement surely cannot detract from the mer rts of col campbell that this expedition was not set on foot by him but by others he lived in virginia a slate of compara tive security and was preparing to aid his own state when she should be invaded â€” we lived in north carolina a great part of which state was prostrate before the british arms we were nearer to lhe en emy and we were threatened we there fore determined to anticipate the inva sion and vengeance meditated against us and to strike thc first blow to do this effectually we asked for and received the aid of the nearest county in a neighbor ing state this was surely the natural and ordinary course of things the 25th day of september 1780 at wataga were the time and place appointed for our ren dezvous col sevier had succeeded in engaging \ n our enterprize col charles m'dowell and many of the refugees be fore mentioned ; and when assembled our forces were as follows : " col wm camp bell with 400 men from washington county va col john sevier with 240 men from washington county north car olina ; col charles m'dowell with 160 men from the counties of burke and ru therford who had fled before the enemy to the western waters and 240 men from sullivan county north carolina un der my command on the next day 26th of the month we began our march crossed the mountains and on the 30 h were joined bv col benjamin cleveland with 350 men from the counties of wi:.<rs and surry north carolina the little disorders and irregularities whfch began to prevaii among our undisciplined troops created much uneasiness in tho gq.mmun orc\u5 bscrib ers respectfully^^^^^^m the piiblic at arg^^^^^b a a in.;iated under the iir:!i o^^h thc purpose of carrying^b ain all its branches they a b make all kinds of windso^nc^m gl2 to 1 jo per set chairs or settees nufl elegantly it l at any other in the settees repaired at a^^^^h m short fc'.h'-rs alsn^fl of timber h s3 to j;]2z.**m*m t.eo w grimes cooper to render the subject more intelligible and clear and to show the grounds upon which i have made the statements con tained in my private letters i shall attempt to give some account of the battle oi king's mountain and the circumstances which led to it dion is a beautiful bay rising fifteen hands high for muscular power and elegance of action he cannot be excelled there are a few colts from dion ; and though thev are the produce of common mares they are uncommon in point of size form and beauty the season has already commenced and will terminate the 1st of august moses a locke upon the defeat of general dates and , the american army at the battle of cam den on the 16th of august 1780 the southern states were almost entirely abandoned to the enemv the intelli gence of that disastrous affair and the de feat of general sumpter which soon fol lowed spread universal consternation and alarm all the bodies of militia that were in arms through the country were com pelled to fly before the enemy some of tiiese detachments part of which i com manded fled towards the mountains and were hotly pursued by maj fergusson of the british army with a strong force â€” failing in his attempt to intercept their retreat he took post at gilbert town at that place he paroled a prisoner one samuel philips a distant connection of mine and instructed him to inform the officers on the western waters that if they did not desist from their opposition to the british arms and take protection under his standard he would march bis salisbury may 15 1823 10t63 39 public entertainment h dowavs w>erwayu _ r an away from the sn1 \ at scriber on the 24th inst hi a negro fellow named stevei a a stout well made fellow aboi twenty-six years of age sot look cross eyed upperfot teeth decayed supposed to hav w on blue linsey coat light bh fcvas bought from a negro drover who said he bought hit coleman near danville n.carolin i take this method to inform my friends and the public at large that 1 now occupy the house wherein capt jacob krider formerly lived and which has lately been in possession oi mr thos holmes as a public house ; where i an now prepared to accommodate travellers and al others who may please to call there are gooc stables attached to the establishment which shal always be well attended and well supplied witl fodder and grain a few boarders will be taken on moderate terms there is a good store-room attached to the house which will be rented from now to the 1st of mav or perhaps longer or for any inter meeliate term jno smi i'h salisbury march 17 1823 45 and two childr j^pimd will of course ma taking up and con jail so that the owner wi t^ei^^hc above reward with directed to be thankfully re iwank sutac\iuients for sale at the office of the carolinian ; and also constables capiases

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wfflbffbubh daib(dilim il^x&i vmi 1yj smasfcys x c t\jlsi&da 3\lxe 1*1 1s3s xo 158 office of the western carolivzar salisbury june 10 lb2o ) a3 the expessks of this establishment are beginning to bear rather an inverse ratio to the receipts the editor is compelled to adopt some plan that promises a better reward for his labors in future the practice in this office hitherto has been too careless papers have been sent to a great many who are unknown to the editor either persoually or by report they pay si 50 in advance ; and it seems that is all many of them ver intend to pay after receiving the paper ne two and three years in future the terms f the western carolinian will be as follows three dollars a year payable yearly in advance jverv paper sent at a clistance will be discon inued after the time has expired for which it ias been paid for unless the subscriber is known be good ; in the latter case the paper will be nt until paid for and ordered to be stopt advertisements will be inserted at fifty cents b^quart for the first insertion and twenty-five h for each subsequent one advertisements la distance must be paid for orh hassnmed by a responsible person^h bean be published blotters addressed to the editor mustb or h e y w '^ not he attended to fhilo white t\\yas\\mg machine battle of king's mountain army over the mountains hang their len ders and lay their country waste with fire and sword phillips lived near to my residence and-came directly to me with this intelligence i then commanded tbe militia of sullivan countv north carolina ia a few days i went 50 or 60 miles to see col sevier who was the effi-ient romman fler of washington countv n carolina to inform him of the message i had rec iv ed and to aoncert with him measures for our defence after some consultation we determined to march with all the men we could raise and attempt to surprise fer gusson bv attacking bim in his camp or at any rate before he w*-Â»s prepared lor us we according ppointr'l i time ind place of rendezvous li was known to us i fiat sonic t v o (>â€¢â€¢ c hundred militia who had be command of col dint officers â€” the colonels commanding e^iments we m"t in the evening and consulted about our future operations it was resolved to send to head quarters for a general officer to command us and that in the meantime we would meet in coun cil every clay to determine on the meas ures to be pursued 1 ? and appoint one of our on n iiody to put hem into execution i was not satisfied with this course as i sought it calculated to produce delay when expedition and despatch were alj important tons we were then within 16 or 18 miles of gilbert town where we supposed fergusson to be i sugges ted these things to the council and then observed to he officers that we were all north carolinians except col campbell who was from virginia ; that i knew him to be a man of good sense and warmly at tached to the cause of his'conntrv ; that he commanded the largest regiment ; and that if thev concurred with me we would until a general officer should arrive from head quarters appoint hi?nto command us and march immediately against the ene my â€¢ o this proposition some one or tuo sii " igreed no writjen animu or record was made of it i made the proposition f o silence the expectations of col m'dowell to command us â€” he being lhe commanding officer of the district wo were then in and h id commanded the ar mies of mili'ia assembled in that quarter all the summer before against the same enemv h was a iv ave and patriotic man hu we considered him too far ad vanced in life and too inactive for tho command of su'.b an enterpiize as wo v>fie hcn engaged in 1 was sure ho would not serve under a younger officer from his own state and hoped that his feel ings wnum in some degree be saved by the appoiptmeni of col campbell in ibis wav a ad upon my suggestion w,ps col campbell raised to the command and not on account of any superior military tal ents or experience he was supposed to pos seas he had no previous acquaintance with anv of tbe colonels except myself nor had he at that lime acquired any expe rience of distinction in war fliat we knew of col m'dowell who had the goad of his country more at heart than any title of command submitted to what was done but observed that as he could not be per mitted to command he would be the mes senger to go to head quarters for tho general officer he accordingly started immediately leaving his men under his brother m.ij joseph m'dowell and col campbell assumed the chief command he was however to be regulated and di rected by the determinations ofthe colo nels who weie to meet in council every day on the morning after the appointment of col campbell we proceeded towards gilbert lown but found that fergusson apprised of our approach had left there a few davs before on the next night it was determined in the council of officers to pursue him unremittingly with as ma ny of our 1 1 oops as could be well armed and well mounted leaving the weak hor ses and footmen to foi lew on as fast as they could we accordingly started bout light the next morning with 910 men thus selected continuing diligently our pursuit all that day we were joined at the cow-pens on the 6th by col john wil liams of south carolina and several field officers with about 400 men learning from him the situation and distance of the enemy we travelled all that night and the next day through heavy rains and came up with them about three o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th of october they were encamped on an eminence called king's mountain extending from east to west which on its summit was about 500 or 600 yards long and 60 or 70 broad our men were formed for battle as stated in the report of action made out and sign ed by some of the officers and lately pub lished by mr preston this report how ever omits to mention that the men who had belonged to col m'dowell's com mand which had been considerably aug mented on the march formed a part of the wing under sevier col campbell's regiment and my own composed the cen tre ; his on the right and mine on the left the right wing or column was led by maj winston and col sevier : the left by colonels cleaveland and williams and each of these wings was about as strong as campbell's regiment and mine united our plan was to surround the mountain and attack the enemy on all sides in this order and with this view we marched immediately to the assault lhe attack was commenced bv the centre column which attempted to ascend at the eastern end of the mountain the bat tle here became furious and bloody and many that belonged to sevier's column were drawn into the acion at thispoint to sustain their comrades [ the balance next week god performs cn the cure but the physician takevh the money for it ! anew and well constructed thrashing ma chine for sale at the store of al/emong & locke a credit of twelve months will be given to the purchaser may 5 1823 8\vt59 from tup kv/vtuckt rkporter to the public during the last year mr wm.c pres ton a grand son of the tate col wm campbell made apublicatior*'o thcnews papers under his signature j4tnd headed colonel campbell and goverrfor shel by 1 he professed objec of this address was to claim for his ancestor as comman der of the american forces at the battle of king's mountain the c^ief honors of that victory and to controvcit some state ments relative to that subject made in some of my private letters to the late oo vernor sevier of tenness which letters came to the knowledge of the world and of mr preston by the inadvertent publi cation of them by the son of governor sevier after the death of his father in the course of his address mr preston has thought proper to question my veracity â€” to deny the statements made in those let ters and to impute to me mie most dis honorable motives and purposes i paused and hesitated long as to the course i ought to pursue conscious of mv integiity i felt a prou i confidence that my reputation could not be affected bv rhe proofs and animadversions'of r preston â€” that it was piaced above the revch of calumny and all attempts to dis honor it but the labored efibris that h ive been used to give the most extensive cir culation and the most permanent effect to the publication of mr preston have de termined me to reply to it lest by my si lence i might be considered as acquies cing in the justice of his assertibns and imputations it is with the most sincere and heartfelt regret that i undertake the task ; because in the course of mv defence it will be ne cessary for me to speak of circ umstances which i had rather haye been consigned to oblivion ; circumstances calculated in some degree to affect the fame of col campbell and perhaps to wound the feel ings of many of his numerous and most respectable relatives and connections but the unexpected publication of my private letters to an oil friend and the ittack consequently mad upc tne by mr preston compel me to defend myself ind painful and inviduous as the task may be i owe it to mvself to my posterity md to my country to perform it i could have wished most earnestly to have been spared thisdevelopement but circumstan ces seem not to permit it if in the course of this investigation facts should be disclosed injurious to the fame of col campbell let ii be remem bered that i have been forced isto it by im pe rious nt cessit y . sacred as the mem ory of col campbell mav be it will be recollected that i also have a character and reputation which are dear to me and which it is one of my highest duties to maintain and defend the history of my life has never before been stained by an imputation of falsehood and dishonor i am now in my seventy-third year and al most the only object of worldly ambition that rtfmains between me and the grave is that my memory may descend untar nished to my posterity and to my conn try â€” that country which has appreciated my services perhaps too highly and with a bountiful and generous hand heaped up on me rewards and honors far beyond my poor deserving but how must she blush at my name and the recollection of those honors which her mistaken gratitude has conferred upon me if i am guilty of the falsehood and defamation with which mr preston has charged me ! i am not guil ty my countrymen and before any other tribunal than vours i would have scorned to replv to the unworthy accusations with which i am assailed negyoes foy sa\e the subscriber having at may session last obtained an order for the sale of nine ne groes belonging to the estate of alex frohock dec'd will expose the same to public sale at the court house in salisbury on tuesday the 1st of july next 1 he terms will be twelve months credit â€” notes with approved securities michael bkown adm'r june 3 1823 4w59 mllowsft lor save f will sell my house and lot in sa jl lisbury on accommodating terms j t l cowan esq or to myself in ra leigh there is a good office belonging to the lot convenient for a lawyer or physician john beck with salisbury march 8 1823 44tf m'dowelk . vrn b the sue cess of i!ii try we 1 e i mostly in â€¢!â€¢â€¢ he lower conn m waters ind htngton n their pay re be notice c wes â€¢'. 1 rs be ore we parted ; v notice to these > . d 10 give > hi in them the commissioners appointed by court for the purpose of contracting for the build ing of a court-house in the town of concord will attend at the court-house in concord on the 4th day of july next for the purpose of re ceiving proposals for making and delivering brick and lumber and doing the mason and car penter work of said court-house c geo klutts *\ p barringek abram c m'ree ycomr's john phifer and jacob st1rewaldj may 24 1823 3t59 into our measun . ,' t i under took to procure t â– â– '- ro operation of col wm can of washington county virginia an â€¢Â«â€¢ men of tha county if practicable having made the .â– â€¢ mgjments with sevier i returned home jmmedi mel v and devoted myself to all the neressan prep ) rations for our intended enterprise ii wrote io col campbell informing him ! what sevier and i ad agreed on and ur ged him to join us wilh a ! l the men ne ( could raise i his letter i scot â€¢ xpress to | him at his own house fortv miles distant j bv my brother moses stielhv ' ol camp bell wrote me for answer th.jt he had de termined to raise what mfÂ«n he could md march down by flower-g-p to lhe v>mh er.t borders of virginia to oppoae lord corn vvallis when he approached that state ; that he still preferred this course io the one proposed by sevier and myself and therefore dec lined agreeing to meet us of this i notified col sevier by an ex press on the next tiay and immediately issued an order calling upon all the mili tia of the county to hold themselves in readiness to march al the time appointed i felt however some disappointment at the reply of col campbell the chero kee towns were not more than 80 or 100 miles from the frontiers of my county and we had received information that these indians were preparing lor a formi dable attack upon us in the course of a few weeks i was therefore unwilling we should take away the wnole disposable force of our counties at such a time ; and without the aid of the militia under col campbell's command 1 feared ihat we could not otherwise have a sufficient force to meet fergusson i therefore wrote a second letter to col campbell and sent the same messenger back wim it imme diately to whom i communicated at large our views and intentions and directed him to urge them on col campbeil this letter and messenger had the desired ef feet and campbell vvrote me that he would meet us at the time and place appointed if mr preston and his relations have been as careful of these letters as they have been ol some others and will publish are respectfully the mercantile husinesim^m ha number of years transacredby^^h of salisbury will in future b^h hbv mc in the same building u itf attention and p-inicularit^b to render satisfaction to tl.ose^m fa^or mc with their custom w edward cress march 23 1823 47tf docvoy omatctaw ttt \ s arf ived and now offers his â– 1 services to the citizens of the town of salisbury and its vicinity in the several departments of his profession he may be found at mr slaughter's tavern st'ilirbury june 3 1823 56 i in i ul ijiw cress vn \^| tlie same pb who favor mem^jlheir custom mavh their work done with ncatiw despatch 1 cuessj catawba vayigatltm company a general meeting of the stockholders of the north carolina catawba navigation company is required at the court house in lin colnton on the 3j11i day of june next at which time and place an election will be held for pres ident and directors in said oi pany a:id other bus.ness of importance to the interests of the company will be transacted all those interes ted are requested to at'end bv order of the board 3t58 pvu iio\s for ale j^vthe twenty-third d a y tjfl in the i'own^h t^h and t llie t*lh-^h|-f3 b^tnttwclve monlhs^fl hbond and security ivu'iih hiram jenmngsl ht'gh m'kenzie agents for the company sneedsboro may 25,'l.sm aibx_____________\\\_t duncan campbell treasurer sign coach and house pai.xitxg ra eo w grimes begs leave to inform the zm citizens of salisbury andthe surrounding country that he still continues to execute all kinds of house sign coach and ornamental painting having procured an ample supply of materials and having for a number of years past devoted almost his whole attention to ac quire a competent knowledge of this branch of business he feels confident of being able to give satisfaction tc those who may be pleased to fa vor him with orders in the above line gilding and glazing will also be executed in a neat man ner and on reasonable terms he also keeps on hand for sale copal and japan varnish wanted as an apprentice to tbe above busi ness one or two lads from 15 to 16 years of age of steady and industrious habits ; to whom if they prove themselves deserving of it a good chance will be given salisbury feb 3 1823 39 f\atfc ov â€ž. i r^avsa br term of rowan county court k iubscriber obtained letters o_m rm the estate of jesse k deb ted to said estat/59 the thorough bred horse m ox them they will prove the m"Â¥x71ll stand this season at my tt stable in salisbury and bc let to mares at the price of eight dollars the season ; five dollars the leap to be paid when the mare takes the horse with liberty to turn to tne season should the mare not prove with foal dion is now nine years old his dam was by the imported horse charriot ; his sire the old imported dion whose pedigree almost every person is well acquainted with dion certainly ranks with the best horses ever trained on the salisbury turf having been a running horse since three years old during this time he has won six races â€” three two-mile and three one-mile heats also the best three in five this statement surely cannot detract from the mer rts of col campbell that this expedition was not set on foot by him but by others he lived in virginia a slate of compara tive security and was preparing to aid his own state when she should be invaded â€” we lived in north carolina a great part of which state was prostrate before the british arms we were nearer to lhe en emy and we were threatened we there fore determined to anticipate the inva sion and vengeance meditated against us and to strike thc first blow to do this effectually we asked for and received the aid of the nearest county in a neighbor ing state this was surely the natural and ordinary course of things the 25th day of september 1780 at wataga were the time and place appointed for our ren dezvous col sevier had succeeded in engaging \ n our enterprize col charles m'dowell and many of the refugees be fore mentioned ; and when assembled our forces were as follows : " col wm camp bell with 400 men from washington county va col john sevier with 240 men from washington county north car olina ; col charles m'dowell with 160 men from the counties of burke and ru therford who had fled before the enemy to the western waters and 240 men from sullivan county north carolina un der my command on the next day 26th of the month we began our march crossed the mountains and on the 30 h were joined bv col benjamin cleveland with 350 men from the counties of wi:.erwayu _ r an away from the sn1 \ at scriber on the 24th inst hi a negro fellow named stevei a a stout well made fellow aboi twenty-six years of age sot look cross eyed upperfot teeth decayed supposed to hav w on blue linsey coat light bh fcvas bought from a negro drover who said he bought hit coleman near danville n.carolin i take this method to inform my friends and the public at large that 1 now occupy the house wherein capt jacob krider formerly lived and which has lately been in possession oi mr thos holmes as a public house ; where i an now prepared to accommodate travellers and al others who may please to call there are gooc stables attached to the establishment which shal always be well attended and well supplied witl fodder and grain a few boarders will be taken on moderate terms there is a good store-room attached to the house which will be rented from now to the 1st of mav or perhaps longer or for any inter meeliate term jno smi i'h salisbury march 17 1823 45 and two childr j^pimd will of course ma taking up and con jail so that the owner wi t^ei^^hc above reward with directed to be thankfully re iwank sutac\iuients for sale at the office of the carolinian ; and also constables capiases